You would think that having the chance to marry a successful doctor who loves you would be enough for a woman, but you would be wrong. One woman shares how her boyfriend proposed to her, and initially she wanted to say yes, but there was one major stipulation.
A woman who posted on Reddit trying to get advice on the situation revealed that she has been dating the same guy for three years, and she was elated when he took her out to a fancy dinner and proposed. The wave of elation wore off once she got home and took a closer look at the ring.
"I didn't even look at the ring, I knew I wanted just him," the woman wrote in a Reddit post asking if she was a jerk for wanting a bigger ring. She started it off by prefacing the post with that fact that her fiance (or ex) is a doctor who makes over $250,000 a year. The ungrateful woman describes the ring as something you "would see on display in Walmart."
Eventually, she asked how much he spent, and he revealed he got it on sale for $350 down from $1,000. To this woman this amount was very unacceptable, and she voiced that she was upset with the ring.
The two possible newlyweds-to-be discussed the ring, and the man said he would be willing to get another, but would not pay more than $500. To him it is a waste of money, and he would rather put the cash towards their wedding and honeymoon.
She wrote in her post that she doesn't expect him to spend a fortune, but would like something that costs in the $3,000 range - which she says he makes in about four days of work. Again, he reiterated that he was not spending more than $500.
"I told him that's fine, but my Yes is conditional on getting a better ring," the woman wrote in her post. "If I'm not worth the cost then I know where he stands," she added. Afterwards the boyfriend left, and the two have left it unresolved.
Is it OK to accept a wedding proposal with conditions?
Is there an amount that a man is obligated to pay for a ring?
